Doll



DOLL

Figed Feb; 25,

Patented Apr. 2s, 1925. i

UNITED STATES 1,535,796 PATENT OFFICE.

MABEL H. SLATER. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DOLL.

Application led February 23, 1924. Serial No. 694,504.

sewed or otherwise attached to the cloh forming the face of a rag doll in there-.ir of the eye openings in said face and representing an eye.

The device of this invention has further for its object to provide an article of the character set 'forth in which the iris of the eye is shiftably mounted in the chamber provided in'the receptacle fast to the face portion of the doll at the rear of the eye opening so that a disc-shaped iris contained in said receptacle may be shifted to assume different positions relatively to the open- 1n pair of receptacles are provided for the two eyes of the doll so that as the iris shaped discs are shifted into different positions relatively to their respective openings, very comical effects may be produced.

'Ihe invention consists in an article of manufacture such as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims, and in a rag dell to which said article of manufacture is attached.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 .is a front elevation of the head and neck portion of a rag doll.

Fig. 2 1s an enlarged front elevation of the eye portions of said doll. n

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation taken on the line 3-3 of Fig.l 2.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 is the head of the doll made in amanner well known to those skilled in the art, and stuffed with cotton. 6 is the face portion. 7 are slits in the material 8 of the face portion 6, representing eye openings. A strip of Celluloid 9 is fastened by stitches 10 to the material 8,.the stitches projecting through the material and representing eye lashes 11. A saucer-shaped receptacle 12consisting of a body portion 13 and flange 14 is attached by adhesive material to the strip of celluloid 9, as illustrated in Fig. 3, said receptacle 12 being provided with a chamber 15 in which is shiftably positioned a disc-shaped member 16 representing the iris of the eye. The strip of Celluloid 9 is preferably of suflicient length to enabletwo of the saucer-shaped receptacles to be attached thereto as illustrated in Fig. 2. The head of the doll is stuffed in the usual manner with cotton 17 and before the cotton head for the rag doll` is scwed together. the strip of transparent celluloid 9 is attached on the wrong side of the material 8 forming the face portion of the doll. The Celluloid prevents the iris from falling out while allowing the same to be seen through the eye opening 7, thus making the toy safe for a child as the eyes cannot be detached and swallowed. The opaque saucer-shaped receptacles 12 are glued to the Celluloid and the chambers 15 therein are decidedly larger than the iris so that when the iris is rolled around to the edge of the receptacle, it is nearly concealed from view through the eye openings.

In use, when the doll is tipped into dlfferent positions the irises assume different positions relatively to the eye opening 7. The inner face of the receptacle 12 is tinted to represent the white of the eyeball.

It is evident that while I have described my invention as particularly adapted to a rag doll, I do not wish to be limited to that particular use of the invention, as the eye member may be attached not only to dolls of different kinds, but also may be used in connection with toy animals, or birds of different kinds, or in connection with any supporting member, the supporting member in the present case being illustrated as a dolls head.

I claim:

1. A rag doll provided with a slit in the face portion thereof representing an eye opening, transparent material attached thereto and extending across the rear of said opening, a receptacle provided with a chamber and fastened to said doll and having an opening in its front face in alignment with the eye opening and an iris member shiftably positioned in said chamber and visible through said opening.

2. A ragidoll provided with a split in the face portion thereofI representing an eye opening, a piece of celluloid extending across the rear of said opening, a receptacle provided with a chamber and fastened to said doll and having an opening in its front 'face in alignment with the eye opening and an iris member shi'ftably positioned in said Chamber and visible through said opening.

3. A rag doll provided with a slit in the face portion thereof representing an eye opening, a piece oi transparent material attached thereto and extending across the rear of said opening, a saucer-shaped receptacle fast to said transparent material providing a chamber in alignment with said opening and an iris member shiftably positioned in said chamber and visible through said opening.

4. A rag doll provided Ywith a slit inthe face portlon thereof representing;v an eye opening, Celluloid ositioned at the rear of said opening, stitc es fastening said celluloid to said face portion and projecting therethrough adjacent to the eye opening and representing eye lashes, ai receptacle provided with a chamber fastened to the reverse face of said Celluloid and having an opening in its front face in alignment with the eye opening and an iris member shiftably positioned in said chamber and visible through said opening. v

5. As an article-of manufacture, an eye 'positioned vin said chamber and a piece of transparent material extending across said chamber opening and adapted to be fast cned to the face portion of a doll in alignment with an eye opening in said face portion.

6. As an article of manufacture, an eye member for dolls comprising a receptacle provided with a chamber opening through one face thereof, the inner face of the receptacle chamber being colored to represent an eyeball, an iris member shiftably positioned in said chamber and a piece of transparent material extending across said chamber opening and adapted to be fastened to the face portion of a doll in alignment with an eye opening in said face portion.

7. As an article of manufacture, a supporting member provided with an opening, a transparent member, extending across said opening, a saucer-sha ed receptacle fast to said transparent mem er and provided with a chamber in alignment with said opening, and an iris member shiftabl positioned in said chamber and visible tlirough said opening.

In testimony whereof I hiave hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- MABEL H. SLATER. Witnesses:

SISTER MINNA SCHBAGE, rWILLLAM LANCASTER. 

